Junior Web Designer

UniversalGiving™, an award-winning global social-entrepreneurship nonprofit organization, is seeking a Junior Web Designer to join our exciting team. The Junior Web Designer will help design brand new components and redesign pre-existing components for our newly revamped website (http://www.universalgiving.org). Join our growing Product Development team, working with senior management and website developers, to create beautiful and effective visual designs while furthering a worthy cause. UniversalGiving™ offers exciting probono opportunities to those wishing to make a significant impact and contribution to our global communities. Join UniversalGiving and work closely with a dedicated international team, while gaining valuable skills and insight within a social entrepreneurship nonprofit organization.

Understanding of basic software development concepts, software testing life cycles, and the Agile process

Strong desire to both expand pre-existing design ideas and create new designs from scratch

Ability to collaborate effectively and communicate clearly (written and verbal) with team members

Proactive, team player who thrives within a small team, fast-paced environment

An eye for clean, elegant frontend web design and UI

Strong commitment to usability and user experience

Passion for visual design of internet websites

Meticulous attention to detail

Interest in nonprofit work, international issues, philanthropy

Full support of the mission and vision of UniversalGiving™

Bonus Skills:

Experience with Responsive Web Design, a plus

Experience with web APIs including knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, and other social media web APIs

Benefits:

Applied, hands-on experience owning and leading design projects for a global website

Experience working at a unique global, social-entrepreneurship nonprofit

Collaboration within a positive team environment

Increased understanding of and alignment with global issues

Networking with other nonprofit professionals

Career mentoring with Pamela Hawley, Founder & CEO of UniversalGiving™

For students, class credit can be arranged according to school requirements

Duration:This is an unpaid position with a commitment of 15-20 hours per week for at least 6 months. Ideal candidates are available to work in our San Francisco office.

Testimonial

“The Product Development team at UniversalGiving is a smart, effective, and responsive group of people. Team members constantly offer each other feedback and support. You never feel that your work is being taken for granted. I feel very lucky to be a part of the PD team!”

Jane Lanman

Former QA Intern

About UniversalGivingUniversalGiving™ is an award-winning website allowing people to donate and volunteer with top performing projects all over the world. Our projects are vetted through a proprietary Quality Model™ to ensure the most effective, trustworthy philanthropy possible. Unique to UniversalGiving, we take no cut on donations. 100% of your donation goes directly to the cause.

UniversalGiving Corporate consults with Fortune 500 companies on the strategy, operations and NGO Vetting for their international giving and volunteering programs all over the world. Some clients include Cisco, Symantec, Fluor, Sabre, MTV.

UniversalGiving™ is committed to understanding and representing the diverse populations it serves worldwide. Members of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, races, ethnicities, nationalities, physical abilities or disabilities, religions or beliefs, and cultures are welcome as employees and volunteers in our organization. We believe that a diverse team will best serve our diverse populations.